Announcements
Just published - UNESCO publishes compendium on languages and multilingualism.
June 2007 - Following a worldwide consultation, UNESCO has published an online compendium of its ongoing activities in the field of languages and multilingualism. The compendium was compiled by the Task Force for languages and multilingualism.
UNESCO’s current action focuses on the following objectives:
- Promotion of multilingual education, including the mother language
- Safeguarding endangered and indigenous languages
- Promotion of multilingualism and linguistic diversity in literate environments, media and cyberspace
- Promotion of languages as a means for dialog and international integration
- Improvement of UNESCO effectiveness through integration of linguistic factors
World Language Map: Click on the continents of the map to discover the languages spoken.
All Things Portuguese
See the following links for a New Portuguese Text.
Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language
Ponto de Encontro is the first Portuguese language textbook that allows the instructor to choose to teach either Brazillian or European Portuguese. It also highlights and preserves important differences in both vocabulary and grammar. This program provides an ample, flexible, communication-oriented framework.
Portuguese Language Journal (Online)
http://www.latam.ufl.edu/portugueselanguagejournal/index.html
Annual Portuguese Newsletter on AATSP website. Click here.
The National Portuguese Examination was developed by members of the AATSP Projects and Development Committee (2002). It is intended as a motivational, extracurricular activity and contest for students of members of the Association and its chapters. The NPE is not designed for any other purpose and should not be used for assessment, placement, or proficiency testing.The NPE is a proficiency-based, communicative exam. It will engage the students in reading, speaking, and writing. Currently there are four different levels of the examinations: Level I, II, III, IV. These are intended for pre-college students of Portuguese.
For more information, contact:
National Portuguese Examination Director
Maria Antonia (Toni) Cowles
Email:cowlest@comcast.net
CELPE-Bras
Portuguese as a Foreign Language Proficiency Exam
In October 2006, the University of Florida, Gainesville, became an official testing site for the Celpe-Bras, the official Portuguese as a Foreign Language Proficiency Exam established by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC). The Celpe-Bras is a necessary requirement for admission of international students to Brazilian universities, and it is also widely accepted internationally as proof of Portuguese language competence. The exam consists of an intensive written part, including both oral and reading comprehension, and an oral part in which test-takers are interviewed individually by a Portuguese professor trained as an evaluator for the exam. The MEC grants certificates for the following levels of proficiency: intermediate, superior intermediate, advanced, and superior advanced. Currently, UF,
One Spanish item: (online journal put together by UF grad students)
http://plaza.ufl.edu/daniae/sinfrontera/index.html
Mary E. Risner, Assistant Director,Latin American Business Environment Program
Center for Latin American Studies
University of Florida
370A Grinter Hall
Tel. 352-392-0375, x811
Fax 352-392-7682//
2008 National Foreign Language Week
The spring of every year, one week is dedicated to world language studies, interests, and teaching. National Foreign Language Week was inaugurated in the Spring of 1957 by Alpha Mu Gamma Society. Visit the following website for further information and date for the 2008 designation: http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.htm
The 2007 theme is Languages: The Key to Common Understanding
Fulbright Provides International Opportunities: Make Plans to Apply
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
Roberta Croll
International Institute, Graduate School, USDA
600 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2520
Phone - (202) 314-3520
Fax - (202) 479-6806
www.fulbrightexchanges.org
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Visit the following website for updates on the following legislation and programs related to foreign language and international studies: http://www.languagepolicy.org/legislation/index.html
- Foreign Language Expansion Act
- Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Act
- America COMPETES Act
- Foreign Language Assistance program (FLAP)
- Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
- Advancing America Through Foreign Language Partnerships
- Language Teacher Corps
- Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative
- National Security Education Program
- Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESEA)
SCOLT Award-Winner 2005 Year of Languages
Equinox Publishing and its North American distributor, The David Brown Book Company, is pleased to announce publication of Rick (E.M.) Rickerson and Barry Hilton’s The Five-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages, an innovative book aimed at bringing up-to-date knowledge to the student and general reader alike. Adapted from the scripts of a series on language originally aired on NPR, this accessible volume is now available and is being offered to you at a 10% discount for a limited time. To view a selected Table of Contents and to order your copy, click here. When prompted for a promotion code toward the end of checkout, enter FML to receive your 10% discount.
Krista Zimmer,Marketing Manager
The David Brown Book Co.
Tel. (860) 945-9329
FAX (860) 945-9468/
E: krista.zimmer@dbbcdist.com